How to woo your friend crush: Soup
One of my favorite things to do these days is to invite a friend over for lunch at Chez Ganz. It’s so much easier and more comfortable than trying to […]
Category Archives: local
Cabbage, Potato, and White Bean Soup
Hello from within the depths of soup season, where Summer-Sickness (I’ve heard it called “Seasonal Affective Disorder” as well) has me in its clutches! What I would give for a […]
Sweet Potato Falafel with Tahini Yogurt
One of the reasons I keep a food blog is because I just honestly LUUUV them. I use them almost exclusively these days, though I do love to sit and […]
Tomato Pie, Revisited
Soon after moving to Richmond, I was turned on to tomato pie, a harmonious marriage of two of my favorite things. Since then, tomato pie has become an August menu […]
Pepperonata and Spicy Marinated Eggplant
A couple weeks ago, as you may recall, I got to cook a dinner for some folks from Kitchen Surfing and 30ish friends and colleagues. It was Mr. Ganz who […]
Sanity-Saving Summer Salads
The past week and a half has been one of the busiest periods of time I can recall. It certainly trumped any college finals, Restaurant Week, or anything else I […]
Seared Salmon with Spinach and Lentils (Guest Post for VirginiaBloggers.com)
Mr. Ganz went to the doctor this week and was told sternly to lay off the cholesterol. Apparently his numbers are “shockingly high,” a phrase I don’t think doctors should […]
Teething Biscuits
Lily is a veritable bone factory. I swear I can actually feel her growing sometimes. And as further proof of my suspicions, two sharp little ivory teeth have begun poking […]
Localsagna
A girl has to have more than one lasagna recipe – perhaps a gooey, cheesy one for a cold winter night; a veggie-loaded one for using up summer bounty; a […]
Supper Bowl pt. II, Meatball Subs
There’s a powerful argument to be made for meatball subs on Superbowl Sunday. Something about the combination of ground meat (pork and beef, of course) with sharp provolone cheese and […]
